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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.226
শত চুলায় শত জন পাক যদি করে ।
তবু শীঘ্র এত দ্রব্য রান্ধিতে না পারে ॥ ২২৬ ॥
śata culāya śata jana pāka yadi kare
tabu śīghra eta dravya rāndhite nā pāre
“Even a hundred men cooking on a hundred stoves could not possibly finish all these preparations within so short a time.
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The Lord spoke of a hundred men cooking on a hundred stoves.
He said even they could not possibly finish all these preparations so quickly.
His words emphasized the extraordinary number of preparations completed in so short a time.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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What does the comparison with a hundred cooks help you appreciate about this meal?
Reread the comparison with a hundred men and a hundred stoves, and pause to consider the scale of the preparations.
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